Paving the way to a shared platform The Czech combined node is striving to set up a regular communication channel for representatives of the business, science and public administration communities. The node started last year with the CEE SIC 2007 conference inviting representatives of regional Central & Eastern European Safer Internet nodes, international experts and mobile operators.

This year a small local conference has already been organised focusing on audio-video classification and regulation in the Czech Republic. This will look deeper into the current state-of-the-art and specific needs of media (main TV stations), internet content providers and businesses.

The next international event planed on December 15, 2008 is an important step towards merging of these themes with the cross-media content rating issue. The Content Rating and Mobile Internet Safety Conference will try to broaden the latest discussions and define the first conclusions. The recently established Safer Internet Institute shall become a platform for the best practice repository empowering interested parties and stakeholders to make informed choices for their practical needs.

More about the conference on the SIC 2008 web site.